Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
26storm overflows within 2 km
156hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
109spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Digbeth High Street Csointo River Rea50 spills, 41 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Severn Trent Water
Macdonald Street Cso 1into River Rea11 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Saltley Mainstream Way Csointo River Rea10 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Severn Trent Water
Fordrough Lane Csointo Trib Of River Tame10 spills, 21 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Severn Trent Water
Lawley Streetinto River Rea (Tame)8 spills, 14 hours in 2025
300 m away
Severn Trent Water
Birmingham - Pershore Street (Cso)into River Trent1 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Severn Trent Water
Lawden Road Csointo River Rea9 spills, 2 hours in 2025
550 m away
Severn Trent Water
Saltley - Arden Road (Cso)into Trib Of River Rea3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
Arden Road, BirminghamNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 800 m away
Standard
Floodgate Street, BirminghamNew service connection · ENERGY ASSETS NETWORKS LIMITED (FORMERLY UTILITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 900 m away
Immediate - emergency
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Decided
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 1.2 km away
Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 10.9 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Saltley West: +23% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -3.6% in two years.